American economy

American economy

This wikizine focuses on the U.S. economy, including the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ stock markets, industry sector trends, large capitalization U.S. companies, and the U.S. macroeconomic climate. Other topics include economic... [more]

This wikizine focuses on the U.S. economy, including the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ stock markets, industry sector trends, large capitalization U.S. companies, and the U.S. macroeconomic climate. Other topics include economic growth, employment, capital allocations, Federal Reserve monetary policy, tax policies, energy and environment, and other issues related to the overall U.S. economy.

This popular Zimbio wikizine is edited by Michael Johns, an industry executive, former White House Presidential aide, and conservative policy analyst, blog author and financial writer, along with other Zimbio contributors with credentials in various aspects of the American economy.

Topics not to be included in this page include references to small companies (less than $1 billion revenue) or thinly-traded stocks (including, for instance, all OTC stocks) since the goal is to provide an overview of the U.S. economy and its major components and not to impact market or trading trends in any significant way.

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Bailout....A Disgrace to Many

The decision of the U.S. government to provide a $700 billion bailout to the banking/investment sector now has to be sold the American public. Even though that decision is intended to avert a major depression, there are those that remain unconvinced a depression would occur without financial intervention. The American taxpayers are now on the hook to pay for mistakes associated with issues of mismanagement and greed. This is not a situation that happened overnight. The warning signs were... Read Full Story

$4.28 Trillion and counting

Given the speed at which the federal government is throwing money at the financial crisis, the average taxpayer, never mind member of Congress, might not be faulted for losing track. CNBC, however, has been paying very close attention and keeping a running tally of actual spending as well as the commitments involved. Try $4.28 trillion dollars. That's $4,284,500,000,000 and more than what was spent on WW II, if adjusted for inflation, based on our computations from a variety of estimates and... Read Full Story

Economic Wave....Not Here... Yet!

When it comes to believing what politicians say, there are many people that place little credibility on what is said. So, when Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently mentioned that the Canadian economy would weather the economic storm being faced south of the border, many Canadians are taking those comments with considerable reservations. The current tightening of credit in the United States is having a big impact on automobile sales. U.S. industry-wide sales are down by 26%. It is so bad in... Read Full Story

Cars Or Us

As James H. Kunstler ruefully remarked ,after the greenest of the Green Summits attended by the elite of concerned and knowledgeable citizenry, the plea was the same as everywhere else in the land: Save our Cars! Please ! No matter how informed or determined to find the best solution the folks are, the mind set is the same: Life without cars is unthinkable. Get over it people. Car Culture must Die! For us to live. And that does NOT mean living all our lives stuck in a village as folks were... Read Full Story

Credit Card Debt?

America has been drunk on credit card debt for years. Now we are wakeing up with one hell of a hangover and the goverment brand of asprine seems to be doing little to sooth the pounding are economy and are standard of living is taking. If you are one of these folks that are getting slammed wit debt and are ready to take action you can find help. visit the site below and you will be able to find someone who can help…     www.ibeatdebt.net Read Full Story

Lindsay Williams form 2006

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Dead Dollar !! Amero Dinero , Por favor

Dollar devaluation?

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